Early assessment of the clinical severity of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in South Africa: a data linkage study

Wolter, Nicole; Jassat, Waasila; Walaza, Sibongile; Welch, Richard; Moultrie, Harry; Groome, Michelle; Gyamfi Amoako, Daniel; Everatt, Josie; N Bhiman, Jinal; Scheepers, Cathrine; Tebeila, Naume; Chiwandire, Nicola; du Plessis, Mignon; Govender, Nevashan; Ismail, Arshad; Glass, Allison; Mlisana, Koleka; Stevens, Wendy; K Treurnicht, Florette; Makatini, Zinhle; Hsiao, Nei-yuan; Parboosing, Raveen; Wadula, Jeannette; Hussey, Hannah; Davies, Mary-Ann; Boulle, Andrew; von Gottberg, Anne; Cohen, Cheryl

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(22)00017-4

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Early assessment of the clinical severity of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in South Africa: a data linkage study

Published in The Lancet • Jan 1, 2022

Authors:

Nicole Wolter

Waasila Jassat

Sibongile Walaza

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant of concern was identified in South Africa in November, 2021, and was associated with an increase in COVID-19 cases. We aimed to assess the clinical severity of infections with the omicron variant using S gene target failure (SGTF) on the Thermo Fisher Scien...

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Linkage (software)

Medicine

Disease control

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